Relationship of euphausiids with other zooplankton and productivity in the continental shelf waters along the southwest coast of India

Mathew, K J (1986) Relationship of euphausiids with other zooplankton and productivity in the continental shelf waters along the southwest coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 28 (1&2). pp. 130-135.

Abstract

A study was made to understand the influence of phytoplankton on the abundance of zooplankton,
and the relationship between zooplankton and euphausiids in the continental shelf waters of the southwest
coast of India. The study revealed that the depth of the water column and nearness to the mainland
coupled with the process of upwelling have profound influence on the quantum of production at the primary
and secondary levels and the euphausiids available over the shelf area. While the total plankton
showed an increase towards the shallower inshore areas, the euphausiids showed an increase in the deep
neritic areas thus showing an inverse relationship.